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January 22, 2022 marked 49 years since the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion in the United States. Since that decision almost 63 million babies have been aborted in the U.S. Have you been touched by the pain of abortion? You belong right here, with your parish family and the Church to love and support you.

Resolutions, Retirement plans, Revival (Eucharistic, that is), Recent giving, and Really good stewardship in this month’s Stewardship Blog. Click to read more. We love helping you to stay connected to your Yooper Church and to be a faithful steward!

For the fourth consecutive year, the #iGiveCatholic giving day is gaining momentum in the Diocese of Marquette. This is a snowballing success for the people who will benefit from the 44 different ministries that were supported this year.

#iGiveCatholic Day, worldwide Synod, 2021 Nun Run, Yooper Seminarians, Bishop Baraga movie night and so much more! Click to read more about exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

Bishop’s Ambassadors gather again, #iGiveCatholic, Women in Philanthropy, Catholic Service Award Recipient highlight, and so much more! Click here to read more exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

The next generation of our faith give freely, with love and with the understanding that what we share multiplies. A Mass of Thanksgiving for physicians, healthcare providers and their spouses will soon be celebrated by our Bishop. Get your seminarian magnet, get ready for Respect Life month, learn how this Eucharistic life is like a mustard seed, keeping faith, hope and love alive in a world that is constantly on the brink of self-destruction. This and more in this month's Stewardship News!

U.P. Catholic Services Appeal (UPCSA) kick off, Carmelite Tea, Olympians, Bitcoin and so much more! Helping you to stay connected to your Yooper Church.

This summer, the stack of books by my reading chair is increasingly full of spiritual guidance. If you like reading too, check out my list of a few other books I can recommend.

Challenge campaigns around the diocese, U.P. Catholic Foundation distributes over $500,000, Women’s Recovery Center, Vacation Bible School and so much more! Click to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

Challenge gifts are a popular and effective means for incentivizing donations to church campaigns. They increases the value of donations by leveraging matching funds. Want to increase the value of your donations to the Church? Check out these 8 current challenge opportunities in the Diocese of Marquette.

For the first time, the Upper Peninsula Catholic Foundation, Inc. (UPCF) topped $500,000 in its annual grant distributions for various Catholic ministries across the Upper Peninsula. The UPCF connects faith with charitable giving through long-term support for the needs of Catholic ministries in the Diocese of Marquette.

Share your prayer intentions with Bishop John, St. Mary Catholic School graduates, the first annual Michigan Catholic Women’s Conference, summer Mass schedules, estate planning clean up and so much more.

Legacy of Faith grant announcement, newly ordained deacons, priest assignments, scripture Q&A with Bishop John and so much more. Click to read the latest Stewardship newsletter.

Yoopers for Seminarians challenge reboot, scripture Q&A with Bishop John, Faithful Giving News, every day stories of Evangelization and so much more! Click to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church. Want to receive monthly updates from Stewardship & Development? Our vision is to call every Catholic to be a faithful steward! Click to subscribe. We will not share subscriber emails outside of our organization

In the last 15 years of his life, Don Stanley established a trust to protect his assets and make sure those assets would be distributed according to his wishes. Among his wishes were to honor his Catholic faith by creating a legacy of care for seminarians and social services in the Upper Peninsula.

A snow chapel up north, recognizing lifetime dedication and service to the Church, an altar blessing, legacy giving, and so much more. Click to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette.

We are about to enter the holy season of Lent, and I wish to offer a few reflections to open our hearts to the good work that the Lord would like to do in our lives. View the article to join Bishop John’s email group to receive occasional notes like this one directly to your personal email in-box.

Valentine’s Day is a time to be extra intentional with our loving words, actions and prayers. This week we give thanks for our donors, fund holders and supporters who help spread love in our Yooper communities. We give a special, heartfelt thank you to our Legacy of Faith donors, whose gifts over time have made it possible to award more than $3.7 million in grants to Upper Peninsula parishes, Catholic schools, and Catholic Social Services for the past 20 years. Click to read a heartfelt message from the Legacy of Faith Board Members.

Remembering Father Paul Nomellini 1937-2020. Reverend Paul Nomellini 83, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2020. During his years as an active and retired priest in the Diocese of Marquette, he joyfully gave witness to his personal goals for charitable giving. In tribute to him we are re-posting this story from 2016.

FOCUS missionaries come to NMU Catholic Campus Ministry, Holy Name High School Matching Challenge, Seminarian Reflections, Catholic Schools Week and so much more! Click to read more about how God is making all things new for hopeful Yooper Catholics.